The O'Boyle (Ó Baoighill) were a family of the

Uí Néill The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation: ; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405. They are generally divided into the ...

tribe of the Northern Gaels. The Northern O'Neill were a great tribal dynasty of the North Gaels. The O'Boyles were one of the principal families of the Cenél Conaill within the Uí Néill tribe and originally Chiefs of the Three Tuaths in the northwest of Tír Chonaill (

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...

). When these lands passed to The MacSweeneys (Mac Suibhne), the O'Boyle became chiefs of Tír Ainmhireach, later to be known as Críoch Bhaoigheallach, or O'Boyles country, now the Barony of Boylagh. This timeline traces the O'Boyle clan back to Úgaine Mór. Ugainy Mór (Úgaine Mór) King 499-459 BC (Foster-son of Prince Eochaidh Buadhach & Macha Mong Ruad) ¦ ¦ ¦ Laeghaire Lorc Colethach Caol-bhreagh (Cobhtach Caol mBreagh) King 459-457 BC King 457-407 BC ¦ ¦ Oilill Aire Melg Molbhtach King 388-371 BC (Labhradh Loingseach) ¦ Iaran Gleofathach ¦ Conla Caomh King 328-308 BC ¦ Olioll Cas-fiachlach (Olliol III Caisfhiaclach) King 308-283 BC ¦ Eochaidh Alt-Leathan ¦ Aongus Tuirmeach-Teamrach ¦ ¦ Enna Aigneach Fiacha Firmara (Éanna III Aigneach) (Dalriada and King 206-186 BC Argyle kings) ¦ ¦ Prince Assaman Eamha Prince Labhra Laire ¦ ¦ Prince Roighen Ruadh Prince Blathach ¦ Prince Fionnlogh ¦ Prince Fionn ¦ Eochaidh Feidlioch (Eochaidh X Feidhliach) King 23-8 BC ¦ Prince Bress-Nar-Lothar (Fineamhas) ¦ Lughaidh Sriabh-nDearg (Lughaidh V) King 63-71 ¦ Crimthann-Niadh-Nar (Criomthann II) King 72-88 ¦ Feredach Fionn Feachthach (Fearadhach Finnfeachtnach) King 93-115 ¦ Fiacha Fionn Ola (Fiatach Fionn) King 115-118 ¦ Tuathal Teachtmar (Tuathal I Teachtmhar) King 129-159 ¦ Fedhlimidh Rachtmar (Feidhlimidh Reachtmhar) King 163-173 ¦

Conn of the Hundred Battles Conn Cétchathach (; "of the Hundred Battles"), son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was a semi-legendary High King of Ireland and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant Niall Noígiallach, the Uí Néill dynasties, which dominated Irela ...

(Conn Céad Cathach/Conn Cetchatach) King 176-211 , ,

Art Mac Cuinn Art mac Cuinn ("son of Conn"), also known as Art Óenfer (literally "one man", used in the sense of "lone", "solitary", or "only son"), was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. Siblings According ...

(Art II Aoinfhear) King 219-249 , , Cormac MacArt (Cormac Ulfhada Mac Airt) King 254-277 , , , St. Colum (St. Columba) Born 521 ,

Cairbre Lifechair Cairbre Lifechair ("lover of the Liffey"), son of Cormac mac Airt, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He came to the throne after the death of Eochaid Gonnat. During his time Bresal Belach was ...

(Cairbre II Lifiochair) King 279-296 ¦ ¦ Fiacha Sraibhtine (Fiachadh V) King 297-327 ¦ ¦

Muiredach Tirech Muiredach Tirech son of Fiacha Sraibhtine, was a semi-legendary High King of Ireland of the fourth century. He gained power by exiling the three Collas, who had killed his father. The Collas later returned and tried to provoke him into trying to ...

(Muireadhach II) King 331-357 ¦ ¦

Eochaid Mugmedon Eochaid Mugmedón () was a semi-legendary Irish king. According to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, Eochaid was a High King of Ireland, best known as the father of Niall of the Nine Hostages and ancestor of the Uí Néill and Conna ...

(Eochaidh XII) King 358-366 ¦ ¦

Niall of the Nine Hostages Niall ''Noígíallach'' (; Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries. ...

(Niall I Noigíallach/Naoighiallach) King 379-405 , , Conall Gulban (Son of Niall of the Nine Hostages) , , Ui Neill (Hy Niall) , , , , Northern Uí Néill Southern Uí Néill , , Maoldun Baoghal (Heremon King) Clan Conaill (Cineal Conaill) , , , , , , Aneisleis Ó Baoighill (Donegal Chieftain) Domhnall (Dohmnall IV Ard Mhacha Ó Néil) , Born 943, King 956-980 , O Boyle Clan

Sources

* Jim Craig's genealogy site, * Cairney, C. Thomas; ''Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland'', 1988
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